Luxembourg’s parliament has voted to enshrine killing babies in abortions up to birth in the nation’s constitution.
The vote makes the tiny European nation the second country worldwide to constitutionally protect abortion following France’s action in 2024.
Lawmakers approved the amendment on Tuesday with 48 votes in favor, 6 against, and 2 abstentions out of 56 members present—a majority exceeding the required two-thirds threshold for constitutional changes. No proxies were allowed.
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The amendment, originally proposed by the left-wing party déi Lénk in 2024 and submitted as a draft law in May 2025, was approved by the State Council in June 2025. It was reworded during the legislative process from referring to a “right” to a “freedom” to have an abortion, with parties noting the constitution distinguishes between freedoms (absence of government interference) and rights (state duties to uphold).
However, practically speaking, it’s a distinction without a difference – as babies can be killed in abortions without any limits.
Pro-life advocates view the move as a dangerous elevation of abortion above the rights of unborn children, following France’s precedent where abortion was made a guaranteed freedom in the constitution amid.
The change does not alter Luxembourg’s existing abortion laws: abortion is available on request up to the end of the first trimester (12 weeks), with supposedly limited exceptions in later stages that are essentially loopholes that probably allow any abortions.
Doctors may refuse to perform abortions, and no mandatory counseling or waiting period applies after previous reforms scrapped such requirements.
Opposition came from figures like Gérard Schockmel of the DP, who argued it does not account for the unborn child’s rights and is driven by “ruthless feminist ideology.”
The Alternative Democratic Reform (ADR) party opposed it, stating it would not enhance security for women as laws still govern access and that ethical questions should not be in the constitution; they proposed a referendum.
Dr. Calum Miller, a medical doctor and ethicist in the UK, condemned the Luxembourg vote, stating: “Elevating the murder of children to a constitutional right. Disgusting. Abortion is a human rights abuse.”
The CSV party supported it, with Laurent Zeimet saying killing babies reflects societal changes and “going with the times,” despite some internal criticism.
The vote followed demonstrations by so-called women’s rights campaigners outside the Chamber of Deputies who had no support for women before birth or killing little girls before they are even born.
